Dry and Scathing

Dry

Dry adjective - Marked by little or no precipitation or humidity.

Scathing and dry are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scathing" instead an adjective "Dry".

Nearby Words: drying, dryer, dryish

Scathing

Scathing adjective - Marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings.
Usage example: a scathing rebuttal of the latest theory concerning the assassination

Dry and scathing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dry" instead an adjective "Scathing".

Nearby Words: scathe, scathed, scathingly
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